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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-05-26
TALLY ONE FOR THE PRESIDENT.

Those who are keeping a strict debt
Cleveland must not fail to "cut a notch
in the stick" for his late action in be-
half of settlers upon the public domain
as against the grasping, avariciOus
railroad companies. The particular
case which has caused the President to
take up the cause of the weak against
the strong is briefly as follows:
By an act of Congress the Northern
Pacific railroad company was, granted
a belt of land from Lake Superior to
the Pacific ocean, eighty miles wide in
the territories and forty miles wide in
the states. All this immense tract of
land was withdrawn from settlement
except as purchased from the railroad
many years ago. In order to give
the railroad every advantage, how
ever, Congress provided that if the
railroad company should not be able
to obtain the full amount of its grant
in this belt, eighty or forty miles
wide,) owing to the legal occupation
of land in it by settlers after the pas
sage of the act and before definite To-
cation of the line, then the railroad
company should be entitled to make
good the deficiency by selecting land
within the limit of an adjoining belt
twenty miles wide.
By reason of this, settlers were ex-
Guided from this twentymile indemni-
ty belt until the railroad company
should complete their road and make
good in those belts the losses suffered
in the grants. The result was that up
to 1881 the railroad had seized about
one hundred and fifty millions of acres
of land outside their granted belt. For
these indemnity Withdrawals there was
no authority by congressional act, but
the Interior department yielded to the
demands of the railroad and withdrew
it. 1t was practices like this which
led Hon. E. B. Washburne to declare
that the land office at Washington for
the past fifteen years had been "the
most corrupt department that ever ex-
listed in any government on the face of
the earth" By such rulings of the de-
partment millions of acres of land were
given corporations and placed beyond
the reach of citizens wishing to make
homes on the same. The New York
Times tbuse summarizes the case which
caused the presidents interference
Guilford Miller is a homestead set
tier who made a farm on a tract of
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-05-26
DANVILLE.
Fatal Accident.

Last week Wednesday, William Per-
kins, while shingling a barn for Moses
WessOn, backed off the roof and fell a
distance of % feet to the ground strik-
ing so forcibly as to break his limbs
and at the same time inf1icting inter
nal injuries. He lived between four
and five hours after the accident but
was not sufficiently conscious to real
ize his condition. Mr.. Perkins was a
native of Walden. He leaves a widow
and number of children, one of them
daughter, the wife of Moses Wessen.
Mr.. Perkins was buried with Masonic
honors Friday. He was SO years old.
G.. w. Thurber left town Wednesday
for Underhill.
Dr. Farr died Tuesday after long
illness at the age of II.
The telephone has been moved from
Thurber's hotel to the post Office.
A telephone dispatch this morning
states that DR.. Woodward is much
better.
The G.. A. r. will observe Memorial
day Saturday. There will be prom
enade concert in the evening to which
all invited.
Osman P. Hatch died here last
Thursday, at the home of his father,
Charles Hatch. He formerly lived
here but of late has been at work in
Topsham.
DR.. C. d. Woodward lies dangerous
ly sick at the time of writing. DR..
Woodward's son, DR.. George Wood
ward of MOrrisville, was here Monday
and expressed the opinion that there
was no hopes of his fathers recovery.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-05-26
THE PROHIBITION WAR.

The list of martyrs to the cause OF
prohibition increases. Haddock is
shot down at Sioux City, because OF
the active stand taken by him in favor
of prohibition NOrthrup at Haverhill,
Ohio, is murdered by the salOonists,
and now Mississippi furnishes another
name to be added to the list, r. ID.
Gambrell, editor of the Jackson, Miss,
Sword and Shield, who was waylaid
by party of whiskey men as he was
passing over bridge on the way to
his home, and was shot dead. The
young man and the circumstances I'M
der which he was killed are thus de-
scribed He was but % years of age,
of Christian character, heroic courage,
prohibition. His chief assailant, j. ID.
Hamilton, was last year leader of the
anti prohibition forces in desperate
contest which resulted in a victory for
prohibition. Young Gambrell was a
prominent leader in the contest and
also leader in the prohibition party.
Hamilton took two other men in a bug
gy, and running down Gambrell in the
highway shot him in cold blood.
Close upon the heels of this affair
comes the story of the brutal assault up
on a prominent democrat of Coatsville,
Indiana, last week, because he had the
temerity to attend temperance meet
ing and speak against liquor selling.
He was walking home from the meet
ing, accompanied by his two daugh-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-05-26
SUTTON.

Repairs are going on at the church.
There were seven baptized at Burke
Hollow last Sabbath.
Mrs. CorydOn Parker has improved
in health so as to ride out.
Memorial services are to be held
here Sunday and Monday of next week
Mrs. Hackett of Wisconsin is stop
ping with her mother, Mrs. VIM. Rug
giles.
Moses Berry's barn was struck by
lightning and burned Tuesday after
noon.
Selectmen started the road machine
last week, and are doing good bust
ness.
Quarterly meeting commences Fri
day, June 3, and continues over the
Sabbath.
Officers were elected for the sabbath
school last sabbath: NJ. A. Taft, supt.
II. A. Blake assistant; w. A. East
man sec. and treasurer.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-05-26
Vermont Farms as an Investment.
BItrLin0ton Free Press

A brother of S. w. Dorsey said in
New York the other day "You can
buy improved farm land in the great
Champlain valley for less per acre
than men are paying for unimprOved
farms in Missouri and Kansas, whittier
the great tide of emigration is flowing.
| know of property of 400 acres of
improved land, on which there was a
modern house built within few years
at cost of $4,000, which was sold re-
Gently at public auction for $1,000. 1t
is one of the finest and most produc-
tive farms in the Champlain valley. A
similar property in Kansas would have
been considered worth three times as
much. The fact is that the attention
of the country has been entirely drawn
to Western investments, and as con-
sequence Eastern property is at low
ebb. Nevertheless, as investments,
farms in New England are still worth
buying"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-05-26
WEST CONCORD.

The mother of C. p. Palmer was
very sick Saturday but is better.
Rev. E. A. Hoyt of st. Johnsbury ex-
changed with Rev. j. z. Eastman OF
this place last Sunday.
J.C. Spencer, landlord of the West
Concord house, is making quite ex-
tensive repairs about the hotel this
spring.
S. T. Dudley has shingled his house
and repaired it in other ways and Fred
Seavey has given his house two coats
of paint.
Fred Dodge met with a bad accident
the other day. In going down some
steps he turned his ankle over and
broke one of the bones in it.
Almon Waters has bought a bicycle
which the villagers are very anxious
to see him try to ride. He says he is
going to practice after dark when no
one can see him.
The young ladies of West Concord
seem TO be in demand as teachers, sew
eral of them having obtained situations
in town and out of it for the spring
term. Two of them, Miss Inez Pike
and Miss Mary Stone, are teaching for
the first time.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-05-26

The Springfield Republican has been
figuring up the matter and concludes
that the Kansas City boom is not all
talk or speculation, though the specu-
lative fever is running very high. There
is an astonishing amount of money being
invested, and good deal of it in build
ings, both big business blocks and res
idence property. The latter, though
active, is not OverdOne, for it is said
that there is not an unrented house in
the city. The real estate transfers for
April amounted to over $4,000, 900,
an increase of III per cent. over the
corresponding month last year, and
three-quarters of the total investment
for 1885. The cable car lines reach
miles off into the prairies, and where
ever they go or are likely to go eager
spectators rush to buy up farms, plot
them and put them on the market as
residence additions" This sort of
thing is largely done by Boston and
eastern capital in syndicates, but
anybody and everybody snap up the
separated lots.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-05-26
The Liquor Outrages.

1t seems as though the rum power
like the old slave power, has plenty OF
vassals who are ready to resort to vio-
lence in an aggressive defense of the
supreme object of their devotion. But
as the undestrOyed slavery which af-
hicts men of all races alike is meaner,
more malignant and more destructive
than the extinct slave power ever was,
so the crimes of violence committed in
defense of the liquor interests are more
startling and savage than those that
once terrorized liberty-loving people
in some portions of the North, in the
days of the execution of the fugitive
slave law.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-05-26
RYEGATE.

John F. Nelson lost valuable OK
last week.
John McKindley intends to raise his
barn this week
Alex Cochran goes to Boston this
week to stock up his stores with goods.
Mrs. Carrie Nelson and family are
all sick with scarlet fever, though not
dangerously.
James Low, head carpenter on w.
HI. Symes' barn, is laid up with erysip-
elias in his hand.
To see Lawyer Dunnett drive into
town Monday morning before O'Clock
indicates something in the wind.
A. S. Moore, our constable, started
out this week on the war path for dogs
armed and equipped as the law directs.
w. S. Streeter of the Merchants bank
st. JOhnsbury, and family were in town
over Sabbath, the guests of w. w.
Wright.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-05-26
McINDOES FALLS.
Memorial Day at NIcIndoes and Monr

Memorial Day at McIndOes and Monroe
On Sunday memorial sermon al
North Monroe. Memorial day the post
will meet at 3 a. M, at q. A. K. hal
and go to North Monroe at $50 a. M
decorate graves of comrades in ceme-
terry there return to Monroe and dec
crate graves of comrades buried there
return to Ct. A. R. hall and have din
ner provided by the w. r. G. At L p.
m. proceed to McIndOes Falls cemetery
and decorate there, after which EX-
Gov. Pingree will deliver memorial
day address at the church in McIndOes
Falls. The post extends a cordial in
vitation to all old soldiers to take part
with them in the exercises. The |. O.
| G.. t., the Sabbath and day schools and
all citizens are invited to be present
and lend their influence to proper
observance of the day set apart to hon
or the nations dead.
Chef Hight returns to Groton to day
after a weeks rest.
Charles Duncan brought home a
new horse from Newbury one day last
week.
1t is thought that the new tenements
in the Chapel block will be ready fol-
occupancy next week.
S. S. Hunt & Sons mill which has
been shut down for repairs begins
business again to day.
The exhibition at the close of school
on Friday week was an entire success
and highly creditable to scholars and
teachers.
Drs. Clois and E. B. Gleason arrived
at the Island Side Saturday last and
proceeded Immediately to inspect the
farm and cattle.
"Old Sanky," whom Frank Fields
bought at the So. Ryegate auction,
proves to be valuable roadster. Chas.
Manchester has some fine horses.
Fri Cham berlain goes to Beattie's in
Northern New Hampshire to saw pine.
The pine is very large and clear and
will be used for mOulders patterns.
The Fitchburg r. r. are trying to
induce r. S. Kelley to go to work for
them doing special track work. Few
men in New England are better quail
fed for such a position.
Charles Mcfarland to-day begins
putting an additional story to his mill
to accommodate his increasing bust
ness. If you want all your wheat back
to you in the very best of -four give
him a call.
Mrs. DR.. Marden attempted to run
away last Monday morning but luckily
did not get far. Since coming here
from Danville she has gained much in
strength and slight hopes are enter
tanned for her ultimate recovery.
Rev. Mr.. Drew preached one of his
best sermons Sabbath morning. His
talk on recent discoveries in Egypt in
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-05-26

the premium list of the State fair assO-
citation are the following: One-half
the entrance fee is to accompany the
entry of matched and single horses.
The work of the judges is to be done
on Tuesday and cattle are to be judg-
ed by points. A class of premiums is
established for ponies and there is
premium given for a sweepstake pony
race, and there will also be two and
three years old colt races and classes
for Aberdeen or Angus and for Gallo
way POlled are established instead of
being combined in one class. No sheep
shOrn before April 1887 will be allow
ed premium. There will also be a
sweepstake for fat sheep.
Frank A. Wilson has been appoint
ed postmaster at Pownal Centre.
The Vermont Congregational state
convention will be held in Swanton
the second week in June.
Rev. E. Gary of West Randolph has
accepted call from the Congregation
al society at Rochester as pastor for
one year at least.
Judge w. G. Veazey of Rutland has
been appointed a member of the Grant
memorial committee, i'll place of Geo.
w. Hooker of BrattleborO, resigned.
SwantOn is to have a system of water
works at cost of $4,000. This in
cludes about three miles of main pipe
and u hydrants. This is to be COM
pleted and in running order by No
vember |.
Prof. George Foster fell through a
trap door in the Universalist church at
North Montpelier the other night, and
struck on his head, causing conclusion
of the brain. His recovery was doubt
full at last accounts.
ScOundrels entered the barn of Miss
Lizzie M. Knapp at Northfield, Thurs
day night and destroyed two carriages,
a sleigh and sheared the name and
tail of her horse. The selectmen have
offered a reward of 5000 for the con-
viction of the guilty person or persons.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-05-26

public land fifty miles from the North
ern Pacific road. He supposed that at
so great a distance he would be safe
from disturbance. But while his little
homestead was not within the limits
of the company's grant, it was in the
adjoining indemnity belt. The great
and greedy corporation spied his i'm
provements, coveted them, and under
took to rob him of his farm. 1t COM
planned to the local land officer, and he
sent to Commissioner Sparks a recon-
mendation that Miller's homestead en-
try should be cancelled so that the cor
portation could take possession. But
the commissioners, on July 1S, 1883,
declined to follow this recommends
ton and supported his position in an
elaborate opinion. In the course OF
time an appeal was taken, and from
Acknowledgement Garland there was
procured an opinion declaring that this
farmer should be evicted and that the
Northern Pacific company was entitled
to his land.
1t is this opinion that Mr.. Cleveland
thrusts aside, while the opinion OF
Commissioner Sparks is sustained.
Moreover, he declares that the practice
vi hlCluId"lHS idhu "iohih ihuOh" ny
limits from settlement should be aban-
dOned. He says:
"There seems to be no evidence pre-
sented showing how much, if any, OF
this vast tract is necessary for the full
fillment of the grant to the railroad
company, nor does there appear to be
any limitation of the time within which
this fact should be made known and
the corporation obliged to make its Sc
lection. After lapse of fifteen years
this large body of the public domain
is still held in reserve, to the exclusion
of settlers, for the convenience of a
corporate beneficiary of the govern
ment and awaiting its selection, though
it is entirely certain that much of this
reserved land can never be honestly
claimed by said corporation. Such a
condition of the public lands should no
longer continue. So far as it is the re-
suit of executive rules and methods
these should be abandoned, and so far
as it is a consequence of imprOvident
laws these should be repealed OF
amended"
And he suggests that Secretary La
mar shall use his power in behalf of the
settler, and shall direct that the COM
pany must make good its losses with
out touching Miller's land or the land
on which any other citizen has set
tied. This is new doctrine regarding
the rights of settlers as opposed to land
grant railroads, and it is as much bet
ter than the old doctrine as justice is
better than thieving.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-05-26
EAST BURKE.

The Gleason girls have returned to
their home.
1t is rumored that we are to have "a
new landlord.
Judge Humphrey has so far recover
ed as to be out.
E. E. Phillips has moved into the
house with Mrs. Rowland.
The Rev. Mr.. Mckenzie is stopping
in the place for a few weeks.
Mrs. Tabor will move into the Bap-
fist parsonage as soon as it is located.
Hubbard Smith is about moving on
to the Farmer place which he has
bought.
Next Sabbath Rev. c.. w. Morse will
preach a memorial sermon in the M. E..
church.
Anna, the eleven-years-o old daughter
of Jonathan Jenkins, is very sick with
diptheria.
Johnnie Stafford has gone to st.
JOhnsbury to work for the Fairbankses
in the blacksmith shop.
The widow of Joseph Humphrey
will move into the house with Mrs.
Badger as soon as Mrs. Tabor moves.
out.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-05-26
ST. JOHNSBURY CENTRE.

DR.. Newell is expected home this
week.
The Ancil Huntley place is sold to
William Robbins for 1926.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Sanborn are
stopping at their home in this place
for few weeks.
Mrs. VIM. Hanna and children are
spending the summer with Mrs. HIS
father, d. Wiley.
John Hill and wife leave next Tues
day for Washington Ter. where they
intend to make their home.
Herbert A. Wright, who has been in
Illinois for the last three years, return
ed home for visit last week.
The L. A. society entertainment that
was announced to be given Friday
evening is postponed until further no.
tice.
Rev. Mr.. Darling of Danville will
preach a memorial sermon at the Con
gregatiOnal church next Sunday at | |
a. m.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-05-26
Grand and Petit Jurors.

Here are the names of the grand and
petit jurors for the June term of the
county court:
Grand Jurors Barnet, w. III. Gil
christ.
Burke, julius A. Humphrey.
Danville, Charles Wilson.
Groton, Henry G.. Glover.
Hardwick, j. w. HOvey.
Kirby, j. w. Gorham.
Lyndon. Rufus Young.
Newark, Henry H. MoultOn.
Peacham, Loren Chase.
Ryegate, COrwin w. Whitehill.
st. Johnsbury, DelOs M. Bacon,
Warren G.. Lewis.
Sheffield, Charles H. Garland.
Sutton, B. NJ. R. Wiley.
Stannard, B. F. Cham berlain.
Walden, John Whitcher.
Waterford, Niles G.. Johnson.
WheelOck, Ferdinand Darling.
Petit Jurors: Barnet, Moses Gill
fillan, Edwin Fulford.
Burke, d. B. Cushing, Benowi H
Marshall.
Danville, Moses T. Currier, David
w. Choat.
Groton, A. M. Heath.
Hardwick, Timothy G.. Bronson,
DOrman Bridgman.
Kirby, L. S. Richards.
Lyndon, c. D. Wilcomb, w. w.
Heath.
Newark, Horace S. Hall.
Peacham, James Craig, Russell B.
Kenerson.
Ryegate, James HI. Guthrie, VIM. T.
George.
st. Johnsbury, VIM. B. Johnson, w.
P. Chaffee.
Sheffield, Morrill, P. Jenness.
Stannard, AlmOn H. Chase.
Sutton, Augustus r. Stone, Frank r.
Whipple.
Walden, Ora C. Kittredge, A. w.
Eddy.
Waterford, Lorenzo Green, Tobias A.
Lyster.
WheelOck Aaron B. Chandler.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-05-26
HOW To BUILD MONUMENTS.

We have no desire to run the subject
of advertising agents into the ground,
just because so many newspapers are
being run into the ground by the
agents but we have received so many
references to recent articles in this pa
per on this subject, that we will give
space to few fresh comments. Says
one of the Oldest and most reliable ad
vertising agents in the country, with
whose agency we have done business
for over 80 years without a particle OF
difficulty or disagreement of any sort :
81 have been very much interested
in your editorials on advertising
Agents. Dnring all these years | have
done business with you L have endeav-
ored to have everything satisfactory
on both sides, and so far as | am con-
cerned am happy to state that it has
been So"
Commenting on the business rela-
tions that exist between advertisers
and their patrons our correspondent
says:
tiOns of such men as you describe in
your article that the business of adver-
Using has suffered so much, and | shall
be very glad when publishers come to
the determination to strictly adhere to
their prices in all cases and make no
deviations. My experience has been
that the amount of my business in
creases with those who adhere most
strictly to their rates for advertising"
Right here line may not be out of
place concerning the value of cOntinu
Gus and persistent advertising. S. r.
Niles, of the well known Boston ad
vertising agency, referring to the
death of r. H. Eddy, the we'll known
patent solicitor, says:
81 think it is almost 30 years since |
began to call upon Mr.. Eddy in the
way of business, to receive his orders,
and to collect money from him for ad-
vertising. During all that time his
advertisements have never been out of
the papers with the exception of pOr
ton of one season when he was absent
in Europe on business. His practice
of continuous and persevering and I'M
interrupted advertising is an example
to business men which is worthy of
being followed"
Mr.. Eddy's advertisement, which is
discontinued this week on account of
his death, has appeared every week in
this paper for over 30 years. The pol
icy of continuous advertising which he
adopted in relation to the Caledonian
he also adopted in relation to the lead
ing papers all over the country, and
the result has been the accumulation
of the large fortune which he leaves.
A single item of this fortune, $4,000,
is left for the erection of a statue to
Gen. Fitz John Porter at Portsmouth,
N. H. The moral of this is that if you
want to leave monuments that will
commemorate the fact that you were a
successful business man, advertise.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-05-26
Highly Improbable.

The report that Mr.. Blaine will
stump Ireland in company with Mr.
Parnell draws little too strongly on
the improbable. He is going abroad
for rest, recreation and such lionizing
as comes handy, but he will hardly
commit such an indiscretiOn, for an
American presidential candidate, as to
throw himself into the domestic cam
paigns of foreign country. 1t would
be too plain a political 'dodge" fol-
good effect at home. Mr.. Blaine has
shown himself reckless in risking in
ternatiODal comfy to further his polit-
ical ends, but he will hardly go so far
as this.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-05-26
SHEFFIELD.
Snow and Grass.

Tuesday your correspondent was OIL
Gilbert Square and saw a snow drift
that was from six to eight feet deep
in an open field. Within two rods OF
it measured grass that was six inches
high, and within forty rods wheat was
up so it nearly covered the ground.
Quite contrast.
John Sanborn has just received a
pension of over $4,000.
w. G. T. U. meets with Mrs. j. r.
Franklin Thursday afternoon.
d. S. Clapp has bought the Martin
Miles place and will move soon.
Gilman Nelson and family from Cal
ifornia are in town stopping with Mrs.
Nelson's father, John Pearl. Mrs: Mel
son is expecting to stay until fall on
account of poor health.